One of the great love stories of modern times, Becoming Mrs. Lewis reveals the passionate, private lives of a beloved, world-renowned author, C.S. Lewis, and the brilliant, fiercely independent woman he called `my whole World'.
"When a woman stumbles across a mysterious children's book, long-held secrets about her missing sister and their childhood spent in the English countryside during World War II are revealed"--
Enjoying her loving family life and career successes, Kate Vaughn anticipates a marriage proposal from her boyfriend and realizes that she cannot move forward until she reconnects with a past love and the daughter they gave up for adoption years earlier
New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry delivers an engaging novel about a South Carolina woman who goes back home to face the past--and discovers herself.Meridy Dresden was once a free-spirited, fun-loving girl. All that changed when the boy she loved was killed in a tragic fire. Since then, she alone has carried the burden of a terrible secret. Now, years later, married to a wonderful man and mother of a teenage son, she is shocked to learn that a childhood friend is being blamed for that long-ago fire. Fearful but determined, Meridy returns to the South Carolina Lowcountry and summons the courage to make a decision that may destroy her well-ordered life, her family's reputation, her contented marriage, and everything she's worked so hard to protect...including her heart."Brilliant. Powerful. Magical. Do not miss this book."--New York Times bestselling author Haywood Smith
Catherine Leary's journey to Seaboro, South Carolina, is driven by her father's final wish to scatter his ashes in a town tied to her family's painful history. As she confronts the tragedy that led to their departure, she embarks on a heartfelt quest for love, forgiveness, and self-discovery, revealing the possibility of renewal and a fresh start.
In this vibrant debut novel from New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry, a happy wife and mother’s life is upended by the return of her first love. Like most mothers, Amy Reynolds has anticipated the moment when her son brings home his first serious girlfriend. But she’s shocked to meet the girl’s father. Nick Lowry was the college boyfriend who captivated her heart and soul and then, without a word of explanation or warning, disappeared. She still wonders what took him away from her. Amy’s marriage is satisfying, her teenage children thriving. She loves her beautifully restored home and her work teaching at the local college. She has long since buried her memories of Nick. But now that he is back in her life, she can’t help recalling the beach where they pledged their destinies together twenty years ago. She can’t help missing the young woman she was then, full of passion and promise. And she can’t help being tempted by the life she might have lived...might still live—even though making that choice would betray all she holds dear.
Struggling with the disintegration of her marriage at the same time her controlling mother passes away, Ellie is perplexed when she learns that her ex-boyfriend, Hutch, is creating a documentary about her mother.
Nach 20 Jahren glücklicher Ehe trifft Amy wieder ihre Jugendliebe Nick, der damals nach Costa Rica aufbrach und sie mit ihren Hoffnungen und Träumen zurückliess. Die Gefühle füreinander werden wieder wach und sie reisen gemeinsam auf eine einsame Insel ...
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Als die Dichterin und Schriftstellerin Joy Davidman im Jahr 1950 anfing, Briefe an C. S. Lewis zu schreiben, suchte sie nach Gott. Denn nach einer überraschenden wie spürbaren Glaubenserfahrung hatte die Atheistin mehr Fragen als Antworten. Was zwischen ihr und dem Oxford-Gelehrten Clive Staples Lewis als loser Briefwechsel begann, sollte sich über die Jahre zu einer der unwahrscheinlichsten Liebesgeschichten der Neuzeit entwickeln. Denn die Lebenswelt von Joy Davidman – sie stammte aus einer jüdischen Familie, war Kommunistin und unglücklich mit einem Alkoholiker verheiratet – war so ganz anders als die von „Jack“, dem brillanten Schriftsteller hinter Büchern wie „Die Perelandra-Trilogie“, „Die große Scheidung“ und den „Chroniken von Narnia“. Und dennoch: Ihr Geist verband sich miteinander über ihre Briefe. Als Joy Davidman sich dann in das Abenteuer ihres Lebens stürzte, reiste sie von Amerika nach England und zurück, sah sich mit Herzschmerz und Armut konfrontiert, fand echte Freundschaft und Glauben sowie gegen alle Widerstände eine Liebe, die selbst der Tod nicht zerstören konnte. Zweifach prämiert mit dem „Christy Award“ für herausragende christliche Inhalte: Buch des Jahres 2019 und Bester historischer Liebesroman
